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<blockquote data-quote="Griffith Dragonlake" data-source="post: 3298935" data-attributes="member: 40379">I'm not convinced that we need a samurai core class in the first place but I do think that a paragon samurai is significantly different from a paladin. In other words, what does a Japanese paladin look like? The legendary sword-saints possessed supernatural abilities different from a paladin. No warhorse, no laying on hands, or other Judaeo-Christian-Islamic abilities (although immunity to fear is appropriate). Rather, their supernatural abilities have roots in Zen Buddhism. For example, I would give a sword-saint (samurai paragon) the Displacement and Blink abilities. This follows the uniquely Japanese concept of there/not there. I'd also give the prestige class a d12 for hit points reflecting their resistance to pain (manifested as a detachment) rather than giving them DR.Otherwise I believe that most of the traditional martial arts can be modeled with the existing feats (d20 &amp; d20 Modern). For example, kenjutsu can be desribed as weapon focus, weapon specialisation, improved critical, etc.On a related note, I believe that the katana should be treated as a scimitar wielded with both hands. A daitachi would be treated as a bastard sword, and a nodachi as a greatsword.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Griffith Dragonlake, post: 3298935, member: 40379"] I'm not convinced that we need a samurai core class in the first place but I do think that a paragon samurai is significantly different from a paladin. In other words, what does a Japanese paladin look like? The legendary sword-saints possessed supernatural abilities different from a paladin. No warhorse, no laying on hands, or other Judaeo-Christian-Islamic abilities (although immunity to fear is appropriate). Rather, their supernatural abilities have roots in Zen Buddhism. For example, I would give a sword-saint (samurai paragon) the Displacement and Blink abilities. This follows the uniquely Japanese concept of there/not there. I'd also give the prestige class a d12 for hit points reflecting their resistance to pain (manifested as a detachment) rather than giving them DR. Otherwise I believe that most of the traditional martial arts can be modeled with the existing feats (d20 & d20 Modern). For example, kenjutsu can be desribed as weapon focus, weapon specialisation, improved critical, etc. On a related note, I believe that the katana should be treated as a scimitar wielded with both hands. A daitachi would be treated as a bastard sword, and a nodachi as a greatsword. [/QUOTE]

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